Still standing strong and bringing the pain.
Demon Kitty: I thought about what you mentioned to me and something did dawned on me. I kind of find it weird due to the fact that this story only has six reviews. I know for a fact that my stories are going to gather a crowd of reviews once they REALLY get off the ground. The things is, that I constantly come up with new stories and they impose on this on. If that's not the case then I guess that people must really dislike Kikyou (or me, but hell I don't care.). Anyway, Kitty thank you very much for that note and for the review.
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On the previous chapter, Kagome and Chi reunites with their friends, Inuyasha, the hanyou, and Miroku, the clever monk. Pleasant to see each other again, the young men agree to accompany the girls on their possibly grueling escapade. The gang decides to have a 'celebration' before heading out on the long trek to Edo. The tavern is overcrowded with natives and foreigners and Inuyasha is conned into a reckless dare by three beauties, Kagura, Yura, and Tsubaki. The dog demon declares his victory and prepares himself for a wild night.
Inuyasha
Fate's Course and Forbidden Love
Chapter 5 Apparition Midoriko and The Oracle of The Shikon
"Hey have you two seen Inuyasha? I've thought that he was with you two." Miroku questioned. Chizaki burst into a fit of cackling. "What is it that causes you to goof off like that?"
"Some friend you are." She chuckled. "I see that your flirting didn't go to well with the foreign women outside." Miroku scoffed at the girl's accusation.
"So you really think that I that kind of guy, you say." Miroku said. "I was learning the ways of their culture. I was always compelled to know more about the Occident."
"Yeah right. Like why the nation of Italy is shaped like a woman's boot or something obvious like that." Chi snorted. Miroku made a look of innocence.
"Inuyasha set out to look for you." Kagome clarified. " This is becoming a pain, now Inuyasha has lost himself amongst the crowd."
"Ha! Ha! You girls cannot fuck with me!!!" Shrieked a proud male's voice.
The three instantly recognized the voice. "Inuyasha!!!"
Inuyasha sat at a table with three estranged women. He had several empty mug glass in front of him and he slightly hulked over in his chair with a grin as Yura obliviously showed more cleavage to him while she praised his bravery. " You gals can't even touch me! You can barely handle one glass." Kagura gave him a small applause.
"You drink well, little boy." She commented.
"Not bad. You can handle intoxication well." Tsubaki complimented, giving him the thumbs up.
"You're drunk? Why, I can straight up give you a hurting right about now, babe." Yura bounced and pinched Inuyasha on his cheeks. The hanyou blushed as he saw more and more well rounded cleavage. "You know we can get a room at the inn, ya know? Tsubaki and Kagura will know nothing about this." She whispered in his ear seductively.
"Is that so?" Inuyasha cooed. "Well, you will sure know the ultimate meaning of the term 'doggy style.'
"Oh! You really are a bad boy. I've perceived you wrongly at first." Yura squealed. She sat on his lap. "Well, well I see that someone's very eager tonight."
"Inuyasha, we've been looking all over for you." Kagome's voice said.
"Oh, for real?" Inuyasha stammered.
Kagome noticed the attractive girl on his lap. "Ahem. Who might you be? I do not recall him telling me anything about you." Her voice revealing a hint of jealousy.
"So, puppy boy. Do you know this girl by any chance?" Yura demanded.
"Uh oh. Here comes an envy quarrel." Tsubaki stated, sipping on her beer.
"Inuyasha, have you no shame? Why, we are a fated couple. We are betrothed." She lied, convincing the girl on his lap to lay off. Yura scoffed at this.
"Hmph. Your man here didn't say that last night. He told me to have his child." Yura informed.
'Ha! Not with that skimpy thing on!' Kagome thought with a smirk of sarcasm. She knew this girl was lying, heck she probably forced the poor guy to become drunk. " Are you sure? It seems as though you were born with that big head for nothing."
"Funny kid." Yura mocked. Suddenly Inuyasha lifted her off his lap.
"Keh. I'm coming with you, Kagome. Well *hiccup* it was nice meeting you ladies." He stood up to follow Kagome but she stood frozen with a vibrant blush on her face along with the other girls as they 'noticed' him.
"Inuyasha sit back down!!!" Kagome cautioned.
"Hey! Now we're talking!!" Yura smirked.
"Great mother of pearls!! Look at that!!" Tsubaki pointed.
"Is it getting hot in here or is it just me?" Kagura blushed while she fanned her face.
"Hey, why are you wenches looking at me as though I've just dropped my pants?" Inuyasha stipulated.
"It's not something you've drop, that's for sure. It's how something is standing right about know." Tsubaki refined.
"Damn, alcohol works wonders for you." Kagura blushed again.
"I guess that red hakama's not baggy enough to conceal you." Yura giggled while she continued to stare. "I feel for the girl when you decide to take your hakama off and wear her ass out."
"Inuyasha, just follow me. We're leaving." Kagome insisted, trying to hid her blush. She mistakenly stumbled backwards and stepped on a tail of a particularly large creature as it tried it walked by. The reptilian creature hissed in pain and growled at the now cowering girl. It was a maroon colored life form that was roughly over six feet tall and looked like it weighed at least three times Kagome's size. It revealed it's angry fangs at her and she also noticed that it can do serious damage from the looks of it's claws. She chuckled sheepishly to the towering being and tried her best to convince it that stepping on it's foot was not intended.
"Sorry about that. I should of watched where I was going." She feared.
"Feeble little human." It snapped. "Now I shall repay you for injuring my foot." It drew back for a powerful punch. Kagome braces herself for impact.
"Oh no you don't!" Inuyasha shouted. He grabbed the chair he was sitting on and swung it at the red lizard, knocking it far away from Kagome. The lizard creature hit a far off wall and slid to the floor in an unconscious heap. Kagome widened her eyes in relief. Tsubaki, Kagura, and Yura gave the hanyou a applause of fierce laudation. Suddenly someone shouted a war cry.
"FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT!!!" The voice shrieked and then chaos breaks loose in the tavern.
"Well that spoils the evening." Yura sighed.
"Hmm, I guess that it is time to leave." Kagura stated.
"It is fated that we shall meet again, friends." Tsubaki bowed before the trio of girls disappeared all of a sudden. Kagome eyes widened and she grabbed the speculating hanyou by his wrist. "C'mon Inuyasha, let's get out of here on the double!!" She blasted off with the giggling half demon flying behind her by his wrist and they came upon Chizaki and Miroku among the crowd.
"Good! You've found him!" Miroku shouted over the chaos as he struck a person down with his staff.
"Hell yeah, the sooner the better!" Chi exclaimed as she ducked a thrown bottle. "That was close!"
"Hey they're killing each other up in here!" Inuyasha cackled, still pissy drunk. Kagome lead the way out of the tavern as she was forced to tackle down a few commotion raisers. Some of the bigger people was surprised of her strength. Something they never expected for a young woman to display. Eventually the gang were far off and were now walking through a dark, tranquil forest.
"Damn, did the people back at that club went crazy or what?" Chizaki shrugged.
"Affirmative that they did but look what I got." Miroku smiled as he reveal a large bag to the gang. Chi and Kagome gave the monk an accusing glare and he shrugged in defense. " Someone just happened to drop their belongings back at the bar among the commotion."
"You're rogue! I though that monks were highly altruistic." Kagome scolded.
"For shame, Miroku." Chizaki sighed. " Thou shalt not steal."
" Not stolen, my friend. Discovered!!" Miroku clarified. Chi and Kagome sweated at the monk's declaration. Miroku dug into the bag's contents and fished out two large eiderdowns. "Huh? That's all?"
"Great! We can sleep in those!" Said Chizaki.
"Well it is getting late." She look back at the hanyou who was leaning on a nearby tree. "Inuyasha you heard us? We are resting here." Inuyasha eyes were narrow slits and he was oblivious to Kagome's statement.
"~ I'm living, for the love of you. . .~"
"Huh?"
"~I'm living LIVING for the love of you.~"
He was quietly singing a sad, lonely song which was making Kagome's heart melt. "I'd never knew that you were such a good singer Inuyasha." She complimented. Inuyasha turned his head at her and he smiled drunkenly.
"Feh. I know that. Those hoes at back at the tavern couldn't even mess with me." Apparently he was still drunk. "Kagome can I rest with you?"
Kagome blushed for a second. "Why yes Inuyasha. The two quilts are large enough to cover a dozen."
"No. You are not catching my drift. I mean to LITERALLY rest with you." His lips curled into a big swooning smile.
"Nice move, Inuyasha." Miroku commented. Chi nudged him in the ribs.
"That was rude of you." Kagome rebuked.
"So? What of it?" He draws himself closer to her. "You know you want some too. I like the way you look at me. I like the way you move." Kagome was intimidated by his advances. She backs away from his wondering hands. "Why do you resist?"
"Because you are scaring me Inuyasha." Kagome answered. "We're friends but I don't know you like that." Chi and Miroku continued to speculate this.
"You're. . . full of shit." Inuyasha growled.
"What did you just say?" Kagome demanded, she wasn't sure that he said what she think he just said. "Please run that by me again."
"I hate you. You're full of it. . . Kagome." He repeated. Kagome glared icy daggers at him. In a whim she walks towards him and gave him a extremely pleasant smile that masked a great deal of wrath. "Inuyasha?"
"What?"
"Goodnight." She drew back and delivered an intense punch to his face, knocking the drunk demon unconscious. Chizaki and Miroku yelped in shock.
'Feh. . . Goodnight.'
* * *
"Hey you."
Inuyasha ears twitched at the voice.
"Hello there."
He flinched, snuggling his sleeping form besides Kagome.
"Excuse me mister?"
He cracked a smile. He laid his head on Kagome's shoulder.
"It's going to be a hard one. Looks like I must resort to this. . . INUYASHA! WAKE YOUR ASS UP NOW!!!"
"Gyaaaahh!" He jumps up from his pleasant sleep. He frantically searches for the source of the feminine voice but to no avail. He looks down and now see that Kagome was peacefully sleeping besides him in a large quilt. He looks about again and caught a glance of Miroku and Chizaki sharing another comforter but they were divided by a tree log and Miroku slept with an ugly knot on his head. They were all sleep. What gives? He sniffed the air in hopes of catching a scent of anyone or anything. The only scent he caught was the scent of a camp fire and forest plants.
"Good child. You're awake."
"Who's there?" He demanded.
"No need to be alert child. Look into the fire." The voice reassured. The hanyou did what he was told and now saw the image of a striking woman amongst the small flame. Inuyasha thought he was having a nightmare. The beauty had on a white hakui blouse and a extremely loose red hakama. From what he can see, he can assume that this phantasm was a miko. Inuyasha feared them. They walked the land in the purest of grace and these women may seem extremely timid and fragile at first however, they possesses the greatest threat to demons. Inuyasha backs away and growled at her.
"You come for my life even from beyond the grave?"
The apparition gave him a loving smile. Inuyasha suddenly felt at ease as he stared at her warm, small face. "Little one, do not be afraid. I no longer hold a threat to your kind."
" A threat?" He stammered. " You lie, shade."
"I am a spirit from beyond this world. I cannot lie my friend."
"Who are you? Why do you haunt me?"
"Inuyasha, this is extremely rare for this to concur to a mortal. You are now receiving an oracle from the priestess, Midoriko."
"You're Midoriko? I've heard of you. You were the scourge of demons all those centuries ago."
"Precisely. My, my, I never knew my memory would be alive in this day and age." Midoriko chuckled. Inuyasha felt comfortable around the specter which was a little strange to him. Why, if he was actually alive in Midoriko's time he would be stricken by extreme fear.
"Am I still drunk?" He inquired clumsily. He grimaced as he felt a tinge on his face and suddenly recalls Kagome knocking him out. "Damn. She has a nice right."
"That girl. The one called Kagome. She's the woman that appeared in countless dreams in the past, correct?"
Inuyasha gasped. She nailed the board right on. " How do you know Kagome? Are you sure that you are not just another demon?" He demanded.
" No, as I've told you before, I mean no harm. That girl, Kagome, she is a miko in training." Midoriko clarified.
"What? She's one of those? It can't be!? Why, Kagome likes me."
"True as that my be, that girl is also my descendant."
"So she's you're great grandchild times five?"
"Inuyasha, I shall now explain the reason why you constantly see her in your dreams. Without you, Inuyasha, she will not make it."
"Poor thing."
"The item that she is searching for is called the Shikon. It is said that the Shikon lay hidden deep in the city of Edo but only she can really protect it."
"What do you mean? I've heard of the Shikon but the essence of it is written in countless scrolls which resides in Edo. It is heavily protected by an unknown army."
Midoriko nodded. "That army will eventually fail. I'm sorry. The Shikon is a commodity of pure power but once it gets into the wrong hands. . ."
"What? What will happen once it is in those hands."
"The days of this world shall come to a horrible end."
"Damn. That sounds really bad."
"Your friend is a priestess in training who has a heavy destiny bestowed upon her. Unfortunately she is still a child and she will perish. You and your friends on the other hand can assure her that she will accomplish this task and ultimately save the world." The eidolon spoke solemnly.
"Yes I will see to it that her and her friend complete their journey and return home safely." Inuyasha declared, thumping his chest.
"Your intentions are noble Inuyasha. However, I shall warn you that even with your help you all will encounter extreme hardships along the way." Midoriko cautioned.
"A few hardships huh?" Inu snorted. "My entire life was all about hardships and look at me now."
"True my friend, but these oncoming times will be far more excruciating and difficult than anything you've ever encountered."
"I'll stay on my toes."
"I admire your courage young one. I shall inform you that you will meet with more new friends but I must warn you about someone. . ."
"Who is that someone?"
"This person. . . is a friend of Kagome. While Kagome has my blood coursing throughout her body this person inherited a great deal of my soul. A reincarnation if you will."
"Is this person a miko as well?"
"Indeed. Her miko chi is far stronger than Kagome and she is a pure soul as well."
"What's so threatening about a girl?"
"Inuyasha I can see that you feared women like her at one point in your life." Inuyasha grimaced. Midoriko nailed it again.
"Stop reading my thoughts." He demanded calmly.
Midoriko considered and smiled. "You shall meet this girl soon enough my friend. She is really gentle but is a highly trained priestess as well. Beware Inuyasha, she may perceive you as a threat and mistrust you. She may even destroy you. Not necessarily implying to get on her good side but you two try to a least get along with one another."
"Feh. She better not try anything funny or else."
"She will not. Unless you purposely harm Kagome or any of her friends. It's going to be a hard one to get along with my reincarnation but in time she will really trust you, maybe even like you. She will be a great addition to helping all of you." The fire began to flicker.
"Hold on before you go. Is there anything else you should tell me?"
Midoriko gave him a serious look as she began fading away. "You will learn more about the Shikon and unravel even more of the unexplained. Be strong my friend and take care of one another because all is lost if all of you were to become separated. Sayonara." The wraith disappeared from his view completely, leaving the half breed a little more aware of the task at hand.
"Keh. Weird dream but I will not forsake this world and Kagome." He proudly declared and snuggled himself beside Kagome and went back to sleep.
"I really do hope that you will stay true to your words. . . Inuyasha."
The next afternoon was a pleasant one. The gang were now approaching another small town. Kagome was madly apologizing to Inuyasha for knocking him out last night. Inuyasha simply shrugged and accepted her pleas. He told her that he deserved it. Chi and Miroku were laughing and clowning on each other. One interesting thing that made Inuyasha recall his dream/oracle last night was the rumors from the villagers.
"You shall meet this girl soon enough my friend." He shuddered at Midoriko's words. He had a feeling that he will meet this 'miko' today and in this village. The various rumors were. . .
"Um yes, it was a young woman, probably in her early twenties." One woman said.
"Yeah I saw the priestess." A husky man said. "I have to admit though this broad was really cute."
"I seen that miko chick earlier. She fiend off a group of lizard demons." A teenage boy said.
More rumors. . .
"That woman, she was a real babe but she's far too serious for me." The gang sweated at that one.
". . . why yes this woman inspired me." A little girl said.
". . . real long hair, brown narrow but wide eyes, she had a nice figure too."
Several minutes later the gang were resting under a large tree with bored expression. They ponder for a while about this priestess the villagers were talking about but became annoyed by some of the men's rumors. They only really complimented her 'appearance'. Miroku was the only one who insisted to look for this woman.
" I wonder. A nice body. . . underneath a hakama? This is what I must see." Miroku giggled. Chi and Kagome gave him a funny glare. "Well, a man gotta like something." Miroku defended.
"You're sick." Chizaki replied.
"Yeah, I mean how could you possibly see anyone's figure through a hakama? That's not possible." Kagome added.
"Hey, I wasn't the one who said that. The village men did." Miroku snapped in defense.
Inuyasha sat placidly a good distance away from the girls and Miroku. He was lost in deep thought. 'So, the priestess lives in this town eh? At least she's not ugly, from what I've heard.' He pondered. He grimaced as he remembered that Kagome is a miko in training and she was nowhere near that.
"Although, despite all those rumors, I can't help it but think of one person." Kagome stated, catching the gang's attention.
"You know this person?" Miroku queried with a sly smile on his face.
"If it is the person I am thinking about then that means yes. She is practically my sister like Chi chan." Kagome elucidated.
"That's impossible!" Chizaki spat. "Yoriko san would of told us about this."
"Like you, Chi, I also question Yoriko's ways." Kagome reassured the younger girl. "It is possible."
"So you may know this person?" Inuyasha questioned. " If it is the person that you were thinking about I wonder if she's friendly."
"Well-" Kagome reply was cut short by a shrieking girl approaching them.
"You!" She pointed at Kagome. "You look a lot like the priestess who has arrived here this morning."
"Huh? I can't be!" Chizaki exclaimed.
"I resemble this miko you say? Tell me more."
"She's an cool archer too. Earlier today she forced a group of lizards to flee from the village. The cool thing was when she was dealing with the last one." The girl made an imitation of an archer's stance. "She shot the reptile in his shoulder and said 'I know that hurts, reptile but if you do not retreat then the next arrow is going straight up your ass'. Boy did that demon ran away!"
"Was there anyone else with her?" Kagome demanded.
"Yeah, she came her while riding a white tiger. But she told the beast to return home." The girl explained.
"It's her." Kagome and Chizaki confirmed at the same time.
Inuyasha grimaced. Yep, they knew who the mysterious miko was. Kagome instructed the group to form a huddle. Inuyasha joined the group after a little reluctance. Kagome raised her head to ask the little girl another question. "The priestess, do you think that she is still in this village?"
"Yes ma'am. Though she did plan on going to the marketplace soon." The girl answered.
"Alright, listen up. We're are going on a patrol of the market." Said Kagome.
"Ah. This shall prove very interesting." Miroku grinned.
"I really hope that Kikyou isn't too hard to find." Chizaki sighed as she looks over at the Shinto shrines in the distance. "For all we know there could be countless priestesses in this town."
"I know. But Kikyou is especially powerful." Kagome stated.
"Feh. Let's get this show on the road. I just hope that this 'Kikyou' does not try anything funny when she realizes that I'm a hanyou." Inuyasha scoffed.
" Okay here's the plan we are going to split up and search the market." She glances over at Inuyasha. "Inuyasha, Kikyou is a nice person. She won't jump to any conclusions. . . at least I hope not." Kagome stated as her index finger prodded her check. Inuyasha didn't like the sound of that at all. He had to wonder about the girl named Kikyou. Was she as powerful as Midoriko and Kagome say she is? He gulped in intimidation. He prayed that this girl wouldn't rip him apart at the sight of him. He thought about the girl's triumph over the unfortunate clan of lizard demons. Mikoes. . . he really did have bad experiences with them in the past.
The gang sets out to look for Kikyou.
Kikyou was desperate as well as backed into a corner. She had to think of a way to win against this powerful adversary. She had to make her move, it was now or never! But she has to be careful, the next move could be a foolish one and ultimately lead her to her demise. Maybe she's not as powerful as people said she was? The adversary she's up against was very clever.
"GOTCHA! THAT'S GAME!"
"Aw phooey!" Kikyou exclaimed. "You've beaten me again, Sayo." They were just playing chess. A friendly game that had Kikyou quite riled up a bit.
"Wow, Kikyou you sure are a good sport." Sayo giggled. "I bet that you are tired of losing."
"Hey, can't win them all. Besides I can handle a few losses. I can really learn from them." The priestess replied. "Now if you and your mother please excuse me I am going to browse the marketplace for a while."
"Okay. Um, hey Kikyou, can you tell me more about your home. It sounds kind of cool." Sayo suggested. Kikyou gave the girl a smile in reply.
"That I will, Sayo chan. Tell your mother that I'm off to the market and I shall return shortly before heading off on my journey." Kikyou said before she exited the hut.
Inuyasha wondered around the market in a annoyed manner. The little goose chase for a woman named Kikyou was far more difficult than he originally thought. He mentally cursed himself for his current actions. He had to look for a priestess. . . those creatures. He pushed a few shopping girls out the way and purposely ignored their indignation.
"Mongrel!!" A girl shouted.
"Wretched beast! Who do he think he is?"
"Why that arrogant half breed!!" Snapped another.
'Keh. The judge mental fools. They can go to hell all I care." He mused. Rounding a corner he caught a glimpse of a young beauty in the familiar hakui and hakama. 'It's about time. Now I have to convince her that I intend no harm.' He approached the girl who was busy browsing through a fruit stand.
"Hello there. Are you the girl named Kikyou?" He queried.
The girl whipped around. "Excuse me?" Strange, the girl had hair to her back but it was not jet black and her eyes were violet and wide. "What do you want sir?"
"Is your name Kikyou?" Inuyasha asked again, gradually losing patience. He suddenly remember what most of the village men said. He look at the girl's features again. Her eyes were wide, not narrow and she did not have a perceptible bust which was even visible through her blouse. That rumor, according to the village men. Inuyasha blushed as he tried his best to spot delicate curves through the blouse. Knowing his eyes are better than humans, he started to doubt it. He can easily notice a nice bust on a woman, however this girl clearly didn't have that kind of appearance.
"You! You pervert!! AHHH!" She shrieked as she noticed what the half demon was doing.
"Listen lady, I'm sorry!! I had you mixed up with another woman!" He defended.
"Insolent beast! Suffer the wrath of this holy sutra!" She pulled out a scroll from her 'bust' and stamped it on the hanyou's forehead. "This shall teach you!" Inuyasha suddenly felt powerful bolts of electricity surging throughout his body. His body became blue and the lightning was now visible. He shouted in pain as the force of the shock caused him to fly several yards through the air and landed in another section of the town in a charcoal heap. He spooked off a great number of citizens.
"Nope. . . That's not her." He grunted in a funny voice with his eyes swirling.
Kagome and Chizaki wondered throughout another division of the bazaar. Kagome was busying admiring the sights and the cheerful people around and Chizaki was muttering under her breath. She was obviously talking about Kagome. "Damn it. Look at her. She's goofing off and here I thought that we were searching for Kikyou. After all, it's her idea." All of a sudden, Chizaki gasped as she had a quick glance of a priest woman among the bustling crowd. She grabs Kagome's flowing sleeve and pointed at the woman in the distance maniacally. "Kagome look over there!! It's her!!"
Kagome was now looking at the woman in the crowd. "Could it be? Hey! You there!"
The woman perked up and noticed two girls far off in the distance trying their best to catch her attention. She saw a raven haired girl in a white long sleeve blouse and blue pedal pushers who was waving uncertainly at her and a younger girl with medium length brown hair wrapped in a bun and she was wearing an 'elegant' sea green kimono. This girl however was pointing at her in an insane gesture which intimidated the miko greatly. Instinctively, she saw the two as a threat a made a mad dash throughout the market.
"Huh? What's wrong with Kikyou?" Chizaki prodded.
"After her! She probably doesn't recognize us!" Kagome commanded. They burst out in a hurried sprint after the terrified miko. They chased her for several minutes and they thrown civilians out of harm's way in the process. The girls had to admit though, Kikyou was an surprisingly athletic woman. She turned sharp corners without slowing down and kept her pace up with ease. She can squeeze through a crowd of people without slowing down her process too much and she easily jumped over a gate of a swine pin. Kagome and Chi sighed in disbelief as they saw this.
"Damn, I didn't know Kikyou was this good." Chizaki wondered.
"C'mon! We got to catch her and assure her it's us!" Kagome commanded. They entered the pen and saw the miko leaping over the pen's exit. They ran through the pin, being extremely careful not to upset the boars or to step in dung for that matter. The girls leaped over the exit and was now closing in on Kikyou.
"Kikyou wait! It's us, not a pair of thieves!" Kagome shouted. Unfortunately, Kikyou ignored and kept running in desperation. Suddenly a large collie invaded the two girl's path and Kagome instantly jumped over it. The dog barked madly as Chi was intending on doing the same thing. Instead, the dog stood on it's hind legs and Chizaki was forced to run around it.
"Damn it! You need to chill mutt!" Chizaki exclaimed. Unaware of he path around the dog, she erroneously slipped on canine compost and fell in a nearby well. "Ah shit!! Kagome!!"
Several minutes later Kagome followed the voice she heard from a well. She threw a rope down the bowel and Chizaki climbed out on the surface with an angry glower. Her body was wet and her shoes was covered in dog manure. Kagome begins to chuckle sheepishly.
"Well where is she?" Chi demanded, extremely pissed.
"Um, that wasn't Kikyou. She thought that we were pirates and that we tried to rob and kill her. That explains why she ran away from us." Kagome chuckled.
"WHAT!? I've messed up my sandals and fell in a well and that woman was not Kikyou!? All that trouble for nothing!!" Nope, that was not Kikyou either.
Miroku ambled inside of a large clothing department. After several minutes of encountering women (which most of them were not priestesses) he decided to not ask them to bear his children. Why, he had several sores on his face to prove that fact. He wondered throughout the large warehouse. He had to notice however that the women inside the store were even more beautiful than the beauties wondering outside the bazaar. One woman in particular, caught his attention.
'Could this be Kikyou?' Miroku thought. He scrutinizes the woman's features. Jet black hair that reaches past her waist. Her tresses were tied up in the infamous tarashigami manner. Her face was small and round and she had beautiful brown narrow eyes. He took in her figure's appearance and smiled. The rumors were true, her body was shapely! Beautifully sculpted and were clearly visible despite the large clothing. Now was his chance, he had to approach he and inform her that he was with Kagome and Chizaki. Hopefully, because she seemed nice enough, he may ask her out on a date. He walks up to the miko and tapped her shoulder.
"Excuse me miss." He said.
"Yes. May I help you?" Kikyou regarded as she tried on a woven hat with a smile on her face. Miroku was struck in awe by her smooth, dulcet voice. He quickly gained composure.
"Ahem. Miko sama, are you the woman who goes by the name, Kikyou?"
"Why yes I am." Kikyou replied sweetly.
Miroku has finally found this Kikyou they were after. He now had a great view of her profile. Everything about her was lovely. Just as the men said. "It is a honor to finally meet such a beauty as yourself Kikyou sama."
"You flatter me, houshi san. You're a lovely sight yourself." Kikyou replied with a blush. Her narrow eyes suddenly widened in surprise as she felt wondering hands on her chest. "Ah. You are indeed fertile, dear miko."
Kikyou threw the slanted hat off her head and a vein appeared on her head. She tried to remain as calm as possible. "Perhaps that may be true. You however, ARE IN ABSOLUTE PAIN RIGHT ABOUT NOW!!!" She employed a right hook to the monk and sent him flying out the department store. The women inside burst into applause. Praising the miko for subduing that renown lecher. Kikyou followed the amazing flying man angrily. He landed in a grocery stand and Kikyou approached him and grabs his collar.
"You insolent man! Do you have no idea of what you have done back there?!" Kikyou raged.
"Why no Kikyou! I've technically haven't done anything to you." Miroku feigned innocence.
"You cannot be serious!? That was sexual harassment you have done back there!!" She shrieked, slapping the monk repeatedly. "Have your mother ever taught you any manners?"
"Kikyou!" A voice shouted.
"Kagome? Chizaki?" Sure enough it was them. "Ah! Am I glad to see you guys here." She now noticed the demon walking to them slowly and was covered in soot. He was muttering up a storm. "Ahem. How is that?"
"Oh, that's Inuyasha the hanyou and that guy you're beating on is our friend, Miroku." Kagome clarified.
Kikyou grimaced. "A half breed?" She glances at Inuyasha and the hanyou stared back at her.
"AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!"
"AAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!!"
"Demon!!"
"Miko!!!"
"Kagome! Chi san ! Stand back! I shall exterminate this menace!" Kikyou declared, brandishing her bow and arrows.
"Ah uh! Lady you really need to chill out!! I have already had enough of your kind today." Inuyasha retorted.
"Well allow me to reveal to you the true reason not to bother with a miko!"
"No, Kikyou don't!! He's a good guy! Inuyasha has helped us a lot!" Kagome defended.
"Yeah, what she said." Inuyasha and Chizaki stated at the same time.
"What? Yoriko will have a fit once she learns about this!" Kikyou exclaimed. She caught the attention of the customers from the clothing store. "I was assigned to assist you in your journey but now I decline." She runs away from the street.
"Kikyou wait!" Chizaki yelled.
"Let her go. That is one creepy bitch!!" Inuyasha condemned.
"But Inuyasha, she was just caught by surprise! We must follow her and assure her that you do not intend on hurting any humans."
"Keh. Let's go. We are better off without her." He picked up a familiar scent in the distance. "Damn it! It's him!" He cursed as he heard a female's voice shouted "Damn it! Let me go!" and ran off after the scent. "Your friend Kikyou is in trouble!"
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Inuyasha was now rushing to the outskirts of the town minutes later. He followed the familiar scent to a cliff and there was a lone dead tree at the edge of it. The mysterious creature had captured Kikyou as well.
"Come on out." Inuyasha commanded. "I know that you are here!"
"Just as alert as ever." Said a calm, deep voice. Out of nowhere a handsome dog demon appeared. Inuyasha's older half brother, Sesshoumaru. He held a rope high into the air and it was tied around Kikyou's waist and she dangled from it. "Is this the girl you seek? You have good tastes but humans are worthless. You are as weak as our father."
"You stupid bastard." Inuyasha snarled. Kagome, Chizaki, and Miroku arrived just in time to witness this event.
"Damn! Who is that?" Chizaki blushed. "He's fine as hell!"
"There is a god." Kagome sighed dreamingly, fanning her beet red face.
Miroku shrugged and a bead of sweat appeared on his temple. "That there would be Inuyasha's older brother, Sesshoumaru. He is a FULL demon."
"Have mercy! To me, he looks like an angel!!" Chizaki cried in amour.
"Now little brother. Shall we see how much you have improved?" He tied Kikyou to the dead tree's limb that reaches over the cliff. Kikyou looked down the ravine in horror.
"Help me! That's a pretty nasty fall from what I can tell!" Kikyou shouted, as she almost became dizzy by staring at the depths. Miroku and the girls made an attempt to rescue Kikyou but the demon shot a ball of fire at them in a warning.
"If any one of you even flinches then you shall meet your maker." Sesshoumaru warned icily.
" En Grade!!" Inuyasha declared and brandishes a katana. He lunged at his brother and he pulled his sword out at the last minute to lock with him.
"Hmm. This is not the Tetsusaiga." Sesshoumaru criticized.
"That thing?" Inuyasha scoffed. "Why, that sword wouldn't even cut a strand of hair."
"You fool. You obviously do not understand the power of that sword. It was the sword of our father's." Sesshoumaru said.
"Yeah whatever." He breaks free from the lock. "Sankontesso!!" He executed his raging claws at his brother and narrowly missed.
"Dokkaso." He retaliated coolly. He performed his poison claws technique and struck his brother on his left shoulder. "You're way too slow Inuyasha." He taunted.
Inuyasha kneeled to the floor, clutching his wounded shoulder. "Well, what do you think of this? Haijin Kesso!!" He flicked his fresh blood and they instantly became blades. Sesshoumaru sidestepped the blades and the blades slashed at the tree. Fortunately, the tree was not cut in half.
"Hey! Watch where you're directing your attacks at!" Kikyou snapped fearfully.
"And you're lacking in dexterity." Sesshoumaru scolded. He run to his little brother and knocked his sword from his grip and punched Inuyasha in the stomach. The hanyou flew a few feet away. Inuyasha pried himself with a growl.
"Bastard! That was a cheap shot!" He yelled. He ran back to his brother with his claws out stretched and when he drew in for the attack, Sesshoumaru simply kneed him in the abdomen. Inuyasha lurched over his brother's knee in defeat.
"You're weak as well. Such a pity. You're slow, you lack dexterity and you are weak. Dear brother, it will be worthless to kill you right now in you current condition. I shall challenge you again once you have become much stronger."
"Coward. . . running away?" Inuyasha taunted.
Sesshoumaru smiled, knowing his little brother had lost. "Oh, and bring Tetsusaiga with you ." He said finally, chopped the tree Kikyou was hanging on in half and flew off.
"Oh my God!! This is it!" Kikyou shrieked in pure horror.
"KIKYOU!!" Kagome, Chi, and Miroku shouted at the same time.
All of a sudden, Inuyasha pulled out his Tetsusaiga and ran after the falling tree and the miko who was tied to it. He jumped down the cliff after her and quickly untied her. He held Kikyou by the waist and his sword mysteriously summoned a powerful blast of wind that shot him and the miko back on safe ground. Kagome, Miroku, and Chizaki sighed in relief.
"Thank the heavens." Kagome lauded.
"Keh. Somehow this rusty sword had a mind on it's own and forced me to rescue that girl. How strange." Inuyasha said, staring at his Tetsusaiga.
"It would be a great tragedy if the beautiful Kikyou would have died." Miroku commented. Chizaki nudged him in the ribs (again).
"I've misjudged you, half breed." Kikyou said calmly.
"Don't hurt yourself."
"You've save my life, Inuyasha."
"Keh. It was nothing."
"As a miko, I must thank you for doing such a deed." She approaches him.
Inuyasha blushed. "What? Aw, you don't have too." Kagome narrowed her eyes at this.
"Thank you. . . Inuyasha." She kissed him on his cheek. Inuyasha blushed madly and other three eye's widened in surprise. Kikyou had just kissed a demon!
Steam came out of Inuyasha's ears. Then he could not hold it much longer. "AHH!! I'VE BEEN KISSED BY A MIKO!! AN WICKED MIKO HAD KISSED ME!!! AAAAAHHHHHHH!!!" He ran off while wildly screaming.
Kikyou cupped her hand over her mouth. "My, I can tell he never has been kissed before."
END OF CHAPTER 5
NEXT CHAPTER:
Kikyou is the new addition to the group in search of the mystery of the Shikon. The gang stumbles upon another town late at night but Inuyasha is extremely nervous. It's the night of the full moon. He's lucky that he is now residing in a village of demon slayers. Or is he? In addition to that problem, the group confronts a formidable beauty. A fierce slayer by the name of Sangou.
UPCOMING ON THE NEXT CHAPTER OF
Inuyasha
Fate's Course and Forbidden Love
Chapter 6: New Moon Hassles and The Formidable Tajiya, Sangou